Submission timeline
2007–2026One slot for every year since HN launched. Height is that year's peak points; orange marks a 100+ point or 50+ comment breakout. Select a bar to open its strongest thread.
First comments on top threads
HN comment orderProfessor Carson if you're in the comments I just wanted to say from the bottom of my heart thank you for everything you've contributed. I didn't understand why we were learning HTMX in college and why you were so pumped about it, but many years later I now get it. HTML over the wire is everything. I've seen your work in Hotwire in my role as a Staff Ruby on Rails Engineer. It's the coolest thing to see you pop…
> sometimes probably best just not tell project manager and do it 80/20 way. easier forgive than permission, project managers mind like butterfly at times overworked and dealing with many grugs. In my experience, I have to fight to keep my devs from over engineering their solutions and just get something going. I'd love to work with a dev who's happy to think about how to most quickly deliver value and who's willing to help with the cost-benefit analysis for…
It's weird how smart people are naturally attracted to complexity like moth to a flame. It takes years to learn to fight the urge to over-engineer. Once you learn to see it though, it's hard to ignore. Now I can tell instantly if code is over-engineered. Unfortunately It seems like maybe 99% of code is over-engineered. The developer's incentive to maximize their own lock-in factor and billable hours are powerful forces. Even developers who appear to be totally robotic and…
Popular in: 2023 (490 points, 194 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38076886 2022 (1068 points, 377 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31840331
The first top-level comment from each of the four biggest threads, in HN’s own order. Excerpts are shortened; open a comment for full context.
- Breakout years
- 3
- Total points
- 2665
- Total comments
- 1145
100+ points or 50+ comments
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
reference only — not used in Hall rules or ranking
Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-22 | The Grug Brained Developer | neamar | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-06-22 | The Grug Brained DeveloperFirst breakout | huimang | 1068 | 374 |
| 2023-09-27 | The Grug Brained Developer | underdeserver | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-10-30 | The Grug Brained Developer (2022) | simonsarris | 490 | 192 |
| 2025-01-28 | The Grug-Brained Developper | oulipo | 2 | 0 |
| 2025-02-02 | The Grug Brained Developer | jackmhny | 1 | 1 |
| 2025-03-05 | The Grug Brained Developer | maayank | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-04-23 | The Grug Brained Developer | recursivedoubts | 4 | 0 |
| 2025-05-08 | The Grug Brained Developer | hunvreus | 1 | 0 |
| 2025-05-10 | The Grug Brained Developer | vkaku | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-06-16 | Grugbrain.dev - A layman's guide to thinking like the self-aware smol brained | LexSiga | 3 | 0 |
| 2025-06-17 | The Grug Brained Developer (2022)Hall induction · Best thread · Latest 20+ point return | smartmic | 1087 | 578 |